Chevy Performance Parts: Enhancing Your Vehicle

If you've been involved in a collision, you're facing the stress of a damaged car and the daunting prospect of dealing with insurance companies. We can help to ensure a smooth and cost-efficient process, restoring your car to excellent condition and communicating with the insurer on your behalf. Here's an outline of the steps involved in Chevy collision repair so you know what to expect in the days to come. more Chevy Collision Repair: Restoring Your Vehicle to Pristine Condition Initial Damage Assessment At the start of the process, an appraiser will examine the vehicle to assess the full scope of the damage. They'll estimate all the repairs required and how much it will cost. Coordinating With the Insurer Next, we'll contact the insurance company and go through the approval process to ensure that the repairs will be covered under your policy. This may involve some back and forth as deductibles and other repair and coverage aspects are discussed and negotiated. Disassembling the Vehicle It's now time to begin the restoration process. Following a collision, along with exterior damage there's often interior harm to be uncovered and dealt with as well. Your car will be disassembled, each component inspected for hidden damage. Preparing Replacement Parts Damaged components will need to be either repaired or replaced. If required, replacement parts will now be ordered. We recommend genuine OEM Chevy parts for optimal quality, compatibility, and reliability. At this stage, mechanical repairs will be planned out and begun. Restoring the Body Components During any collision, the fenders, bumpers, and body panels almost always endure the worst damage. Reshaping and restoring these external parts requires a great deal of skill and sophisticated machinery. Damaged sections will now be replaced. Dents will be filled and smoothed over. Refinishing the Bodywork With structural and mechanical repairs completed, the finish of each external part will be meticulously restored to pristine condition. All the necessary filling, sanding, priming, painting, and waxing will be carried out to optimize your car's aesthetic appeal and remove all visible signs that a collision ever occurred. Reassembling the Vehicle Every part of your car will now be fitted back into place with painstaking care. Our technicians will precisely realign each component, testing and adjusting all the while to ensure factory-like condition. Performance and Safety Inspection Your fully reassembled vehicle will be thoroughly tested in all ways. Optimal performance and safety must be ensured before the repair process is considered complete. Internal and External Cleaning Finally, we'll detail your vehicle, cleaning and polishing every part, internally and externally. Once we're done, your car will likely look and smell even better than it did before the collision. Book full collision repair for your car today at Bommarito Chevrolet South County in St. Louis, MO. Our friendly, experienced technicians can ensure that your car is looking and driving like new once more in record time.

Image via Chevrolet Keeping your Chevrolet in excellent condition means being proactive about preventing problems and taking care of issues as soon as they arise. Engine diagnostics can let you know what's going on with your car at any given time and what steps need to be taken next to fix it. Here's what a professional diagnostic test includes and how a qualified Chevy dealer can help you keep your car running smoothly rain or shine. more Why and When to Have Engine Diagnostics Diagnostics are a critical part of engine upkeep, especially for modern vehicles that rely heavily on computerized components. Not only does running a diagnostic test help you catch problems before they can do damage to your car, it's also the only way to identify certain issues like faulty sensors or early catalytic converter problems. Ideally, you should have your engine checked quarterly, or every three months. What Do Diagnostics Check For? A thorough diagnostic assessment should check all of your vehicle's major systems, including the transmission, engine, brake system, oil tank, and fuel system. This can identify problems like: Misfiring cylinders Engine running too rich Engine running too lean Failed oxygen sensor Emissions leaks Thermostat problems What to Expect During Your Diagnostic Test When you bring your vehicle to a dealership for diagnostic testing, your dealership will start by checking your dashboard for tripped sensors, like the "check engine" light or the oil pressure warning light. Then, they will connect a special device to a port on your car's engine. This will read your vehicle's computer and alert your dealer to problems that need to be fixed and which parts the repairs will require. This may take several minutes to complete. Depending on the errors found, you may need to have repairs done the same day, or you may be able to come back at a later date if they aren't urgent. If you're testing your car proactively, you can schedule the work you need to have done when it's most convenient for you, instead of being sidelined by unexpected repairs. Should You Use a Regular Mechanic or Chevy Dealer for Your Diagnostics? Most mechanics near you can perform a diagnostic test on your vehicle, but you can also visit your dealership for this same service. There are plenty of benefits of going to your dealer, including faster service, more knowledgeable assessments, and high-quality replacement parts that are designed to fit your car. Contact Bommarito Chevrolet South County in St. Louis, MO today to learn more about the importance of vehicle diagnostics for your Chevy or to schedule an appointment to bring your car in for an assessment. We're right next door to Golden Corral, across the street from the All American Sports Mall, so stop by while you're out and about if you've been putting off your vehicle service!

Your Chevy battery will need a replacement battery every three to five years. Battery health can be affected by external conditions and issues with other car systems, and your battery could fail when you least expect it to. As your Chevy dealer, we'd like to give you some tips on how to get the longest use out of your battery. more From Your Chevy Dealer: 3 Tips To Protect Your Chevy Battery Reduce Small Trips Frequent short trips of only a few miles can damage your battery's long-term health. To understand this, we need to look at how a battery recharges. Starting your engine requires a large portion of a battery's electricity reserves, and this electricity must be replaced. Once your engine is running, a mini generator in your engine called the alternator begins the recharging process. The alternator recharges the battery at full power for ten minutes and then charges​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ at 10% of battery capacity until the battery's electricity reserves are replenished. Driving short distances doesn't allow the alternator sufficient time to recharge the battery, and your battery will gradually weaken and fail. You can prevent this failure by driving for at least two uninterrupted hours per week. Check Your Battery Connections The battery is connected to the electrical system by two cables, one attached to the positive terminal and the other to the negative terminal. These connectors are tightly screwed onto the terminals to ensure the battery and supply and receive electricity. As time passes, these cables can slightly loosen and sever the connection between the battery and the rest of the electrical system. Corrosion can also develop on the terminals or battery connectors over time and block the flow of electricity to and from the battery. If you suspect a problem with your connectors, our expert technicians will examine it for you. We can easily re-tighten the connectors and determine the source of corrosion. If the corrosion is due to the battery, the battery is wearing out and will need replacement. Beware Extreme Weather A battery works most efficiently at moderate temperatures. A regular battery contains copper plates, sulfuric acid, an electrolyte solution, and other substances. The electrolyte solution enables the chemical relations that store and supply electricity to take place. Very hot or cold conditions over an extended period can affect the condition of the electrolyte. Extremely hot conditions will cause the electrolyte solution to boil, and the battery will suffer serious damage as the solution drops. In contrast, extremely cold conditions cause the electrolyte to freeze and expand, and this can damage the battery casing. This damage is more likely if your battery is three or more years old. We can test your battery and advise if it needs to be replaced. If you'd like more tips on protecting your battery, contact us today at Bommarito Chevrolet South County in St. Louis, MO.